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姥

lǎo

maternal grandmother; midwife

💡 Ideographic: An older 老 woman 女; 老 also provides the pronunciation
HSK 5 9 strokes Common (29%)
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Component Breakdown

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女
nǚ
woman, girl; female
老
lǎo
old, aged; experienced
⿰女老 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

nǚ
女
woman, girl; female
📷 Pictographic: A woman turned to the side
3 strokes HSK 1
lǎo
老
old, aged; experienced
📷 Pictographic: A person bent over with long hair 匕 and a crutch; compare 耂
6 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 姥 (10)